Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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Mecca Facts

150m+ Buildings 7 Completed • 3 Under Constr.
300m+ Buildings 1 Completed
Tallest Building Makkah Royal Clock Tower (601 m)
Global Ranking #109 in the world by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Regional Ranking #9 in Middle East by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
Country Ranking #2 in Saudi Arabia by no. of 150m+ completed buildings
First 150m+ Building Abraj Al Bait Safa Tower (2007)
Average Building Age 9 years
Most Common Function Hotel , 40%
Most Common Material Concrete , 89%

All building-related facts are for 150m+ buildings.

Buildings See All Buildings in City

1   Makkah Royal Clock Tower 2012 601 m
2   Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower 2012 279 m
3   Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower 2012 276 m
4   Abraj Al Bait Maqam Tower 2012 232 m
5   Abraj Al Bait Qibla Tower 2012 232 m
6   Abraj Al Bait Marwah Tower 2008 232 m
7   Abraj Al Bait Safa Tower 2007 232 m
8   Abraj Kudai T6A and T6B 2020 230 m
9   Jabal Omar Hotel Tower 1 2020 213 m
10   Jabal Omar Hotel Tower 2 2020 213 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Struct. Topped Out   Under Constr.
1   Makkah Royal Clock Tower 2012 601 m
2   Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower 2012 279 m
3   Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower 2012 276 m
4   Abraj Al Bait Maqam Tower 2012 232 m
5   Abraj Al Bait Qibla Tower 2012 232 m
6   Abraj Al Bait Marwah Tower 2008 232 m
7   Abraj Al Bait Safa Tower 2007 232 m
8   Abraj Kudai T6A and T6B 2020 230 m
9   Jabal Omar Hotel Tower 1 2020 213 m
10   Jabal Omar Hotel Tower 2 2020 213 m
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CTBUH Height Criteria
  Completed   Arch. Topped Out   Under Constr.

Building Function More Charts

Based on 10 Buildings Over 150m Height

 

Structural Material More Charts

Based on 9 Buildings Over 150m Height

 

CTBUH Initiatives

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2012
Dec 2012 – CTBUH Research

The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall
8 Dec 2011 – CTBUH Research

CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2012
Dec 2012 – CTBUH Journal Paper

Research Papers

The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall
Oct 2018 – CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue IV

The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2017
Feb 2018 – CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue I

Fast-growing Saudi Arabia Embraces Tall Buildings
Apr 2013 – CTBUH Journal, 2011 Issue I

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Papers Related to Mecca

The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall
Oct 2018 – CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue IV; CTBUH Research
The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or greater height.…
The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2017
Feb 2018 – CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue I; CTBUH Staff, CTBUH
In 2017, 144 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is the fourth record-breaking year in a row, and it brings the total number of 200-meter-plus…
Fast-growing Saudi Arabia Embraces Tall Buildings
Apr 2013 – CTBUH Journal, 2011 Issue I; John Harris, Jones Lang LaSalle
Amid a rapidly changing cultural and economic landscape in Saudi Arabia, John Harris, co-head of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Saudi Arabia office, discusses the shifts in the…
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2012
Dec 2012 – CTBUH Journal, 2013 Issue I; Kevin Brass, Antony Wood & Marty Carver, CTBUH
For the first time in six years the number of tall buildings completed annually around the world declined as the effects of the global financial crisis became evident.
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall
18 Jan 2012 – CTBUH Journal, 2012 Issue I; Nathaniel Hollister & Antony Wood, CTBUH
Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over 600 meters…

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